The United States on Thursday designated North Korea and 11 other countries as “countries of particular concern” for religious freedom violations, marking the 22nd consecutive year the North has appeared on the annually updated list.
Secretary of St…
With their top stars enjoying productive campaigns in Europe, South Korea will face Iraq on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates in their final tuneup match before the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup kicking off in Qatar later in January…
Korea registered a trade deficit of $9.97 billion in 2023. This represents a modest decline compared to 2022’s record shortfall of $47.78 billion. The recovery has been buoyed by booming exports of automobiles and vessels, coupled with the steady reb…
Korea’s trade deficit with China stems from Beijing’s push for local manufacturing
Korea recorded a trade deficit with China last year for the first time since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992.
It continued to fall from a …
South Korea renewed its call Friday for Russia to stop arms transactions with North Korea in violation of international sanctions it has voted for, as the United States revealed the North’s delivery of ballistic missiles and other equipment to Moscow…
The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.
————
(LEAD) S. Korea orders civilians on western border islands to evacuate over N.K.’s artillery firing
INCHEON — Civilians on the western border islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengn…
The state-run Export-Import Bank of Korea (Exim Bank) said Friday that it has issued US$2 billion worth of bonds to foreign investors.
Exim Bank has sold three-year bonds worth $800 million, five-year bonds worth $800 million and $400 million worth …
South Korea deployed its first group of female service members to serve aboard submarines on Friday, the Navy said, amid efforts to broaden women’s role in the military.
Among 125 officers and noncommissioned officers, a total of nine female submari…
Hua Quoc Anh, a Vietnamese TikToker in Ho Chi Minh, has been fined VND7.5 million (US$306) by the city’s authority for posting a video defaming the sacred Angkor Wat last year, according to VN Express.
The Vietnamese authority announced the fine on …
Two ancient Buddha statues were found in the rice field on Wednesday in Prey Tup village, Sra Nge commune, Traing district, Takeo province, according to the local authority.
Villagers found the statues and reported them to the local authority, and t…